Sands, Martin

Job Title

Honorary Research Associate

Department

Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives

Section

Honorary Research Associate

Science Teams:

Foreign Language(s): French, German, some Malay and Indonesian.

Qualifications & Appointments

BSc (Hons), Univ. London, 1963.

Organising committee, RGS/Linnean Soc. Kimberley Research Project, W Australia

Council, Linnean Society of London (1990-1991)

Trustee, Kew Guild (President,1991-1993)

Biodiversity Committee, Tropical Forest Forum (1993-1995)

Committee, 3

Role

Taxonomic research on Begoniaceae, primarily from SE Asia, especially Borneo, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.

Taxonomic expertise: Begoniaceae, Balanitaceae. Begoniaceae work includes currently completing co-authored ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa' Begoniaceae account, Begonia of Borneo account (book) including description of new species. Section Symbegonia and Begonia of Mulu in preparation; accumulating data for other areas including Sulawesi, Philippines and Thailand. Recently presented papers at ‘Flora Malesiana' symposium in Philippines (2004) and ‘Flora of Thailand' meeting in Dublin, 2005. Regional expertise in SE Asia & Malesian Region, NW Australia and Mediterranean.

Selected Recent Publications

  • Sands, M.J.S. (2009). The Begonias of New Guinea - An Overview. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 54 (1-3) 272-277 (6)
  • Sands, M.J.S. (2003). Balanitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Rotterdam: Balkema. 14 pp.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (2001). Begoniaceae. In Beaman, J.H., Anderson, C. & Beaman, R.S. (eds) The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 4. Kota Kinabalu/Kew: Natural History Publications (Borneo) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. xii, 147-163 & Plates 7B,C & D, 8,9 & 10.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (2001). The Desert Date and its Relatives: a revision of the genus Balanites. Kew Bulletin 28:211-256.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (2001). Begoniaceae in the Flora Malesiana region. In Saw, L.G., Chua, L.S.L. & Khoo, K.C. (eds) Taxonomy: the cornerstone of biodiversity. Proceedings of the Fourth International Flora Malesiana Symposium 1998. Kuala Lumpur: Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 161-168.

Selected Earlier Publications

  • Sands, M.J.S. (1996). Begoniaceae. In Coode, M.J.E., Dransfield, J., Forman, L.L., Kirkup, D.W. & Idris M.Said (eds) Checklist of the Flowering Plants & Gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam. Forestry Department, Brunei Darussalam & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 38-40 & 432-434.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Six New Begonias from Sabah. Kew Magazine 7(2):57-85
  • Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Balanitaceae. In Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds) Flora of Ethiopia 3:433-436.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Begoniacées. In Flores des Mascareignes 102. 11 pp.
  • Sands, M.J.S. (1973). New Aspects of the floral vascular anatomy in some members of the Order Rhoeadales sensu Hutch. Kew Bulletin 28:211-256.

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